Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Bishop Larry Silva: Good Shepherd’s voice speaks the full truth

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Witness to Jesus | Fourth Sunday of Easter Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered April 26 at St. George Church in Waimanalo (confirmation and first holy Communion), and with the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Community at the Kamiano Center in downtown Honolulu. A couple has lived together for many […]

Talk Story: Listen with your ears and your heart

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Office for Social Ministry “To form consciences that are free and endowed with a holy restlessness is a necessary condition for the Christian faith to appear as a fully human proposal. Such a faith is capable of transforming the lives of individuals and of society, of inspiring prophetic change in the face of the tragedies […]

Official notices: May 8, 2026

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Bishop’s schedule Bishop’s announcements and appointments CORRECTION In the April 24 story “Catholic nurse aims to build network across Hawaii,” Vebs Dominguez and her husband were incorrectly listed as parishioners at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Pearl City. They were married there in 2019 and are currently parishioners at Our Lady of Perpetual […]

UH professor’s music album offers healing, release

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By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald This Mother’s Day is an important one for Dr. Ritabelle Fernandes. On May 10, the associate professor of geriatric medicine at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine will release her first music album, “Returning Home,” in memory of her mother, Philomena “Phil” Fernandes, who died […]

Aiea-raised Jesuit Father Ganir makes profession of final vows

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By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald More than two decades after beginning his vocational journey with the Society of Jesus, Father Phillip Alcon Ganir has taken the last step in his profession as a Jesuit priest — but it’s hardly the end of his formation. Father Ganir, who was born in Seattle and grew […]

Sacred Hearts brother is now Deacon Siua

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Hawaii Catholic Herald St. Patrick Church was filled with joy April 19 as Sacred Hearts Brother Soane Siua took a step closer to becoming a priest. Bishop Larry Silva presided over now-Deacon Siua’s ordination to the transitional diaconate in the Kaimuki parish, which was witnessed by many friends, family and faithful. Clergy and religious women […]

Apostleship of the Sea-Hawaii Ministry: Jesus, the waypoint of every journey

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By Deacon Marlowe Sabater Special to the Herald It was Friday, April 17; I was driving along Nimitz Highway, heading to Pier 36-38 to distribute flyers inviting seafarers to attend the Mass scheduled for the following day, when a text message popped up on my phone: “Morning po, ano oras po yung misa, kuya, tapos […]

St. Elizabeth couple embraces their faith and gives back

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Keith and Robynne Adams have been parishioners at St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea for years. While they had attended Mass on and off for more than two decades, during the COVID-19 pandemic something shifted — the Holy Spirit began working on their hearts. They started attending more regularly, and Robynne […]

Mary offers mothers a powerful example of stewardship

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Each year, the month of May invites us to pause in gratitude. We celebrate Mother’s Day, and we honor Mary, the mother of God. These two observances naturally belong together, because in Mary we are given the clearest example of what faithful motherhood — and true Christian stewardship — looks […]